Apparel apparatus



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: M. BREGMAN APPAREL APPARATUS. FILED FEB. 17. 1920.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4 I FGRBIS BREGI' /IAN,

GE LEEDS, ENGLAND.

APPAREL LPIPABATUS.

Application all hom- mm concern nnis Finest it Britain anv ILL rovenients in i and finishespecially to I j ish pocke ps .cis bottoms trousers le sleev and collars and wuistecot spaced apart to provide means whereby the may be caused to ro either sepaitely in either direction or simultaneously n opposite directions and finally to provide at the upper ends of the shafts adjustable and detachable ineztns .vhereby Lhe various turn' :h ping, etching: and finishing; -.u be effected mechanically.

flying drawings: a partial pie. of the machine, n and with the greater part at away. is a sectional side elevation o is opposite side elevation of machine on 1' scale and htly modified for i adjustment. is a lan of the detachable and employed for turningtonis for pressing; or for turn- =ps and the like.

is an elevation and Figure 6 is up as employed for turning-in trousers bottoms; and Fip'ure 8 is a plan he same on completion oi: this ogeiation.

Figure 9 is a i f the clamp meclianisin as adapted for turningnd adjusted in coat sleeve linings; and Figure 10 is plan of the same on completion of this operation.

Figure 11 is plan of the clamp mechanism adapted and adjusted for turning out coats; and Figure 15?. is a plan of the same on completion of this operation.

is a side elevation of the clamp mechanism adapted and adjusted for an Lib filer February 17, 1920.

Serial No. 359,253.

shaping and si'etching coats for pressing; and Figure 1 1 a plan of the same.

According to my invention I provide a s and ii, on which is mounted in slidit on opposite sides a pair C which have a transverse and from each other upon 1:. or stand A by means of a transverse and left hand screw D, and which rota 1g movement in opposite have also directions by means of a right and left hand "worni shaft E (hand or power driven) and worm wheels l these transverse and rotatmovements of the upright shafts C be- U may arranged to rotate the otne' 'l'he box or stand A have also if desired a longitudinal s ingad iustinent upon baseplate by means of a longitudinal screw G (Figs. 3,

l, and i l).

' To pe mit of the independent disengageand reengagenient of the upright sha ts the worm wheels l are loose and each shaft is fitted with a sliding clutch H controlled by a pivoted clutch lever I having locking de ice 5 of any convenienttype. The upright shafts C carry at their upper letachable pairs of pivoted spring 1-.1Cl6 clamps l5 having interchangeablejaws shapes and sizes suitable for the particui'nds of oil: to he done, the aforesaid :oiibination of movements enabling the vaious turns shaping, stretchingeand finishing operations to be effected by these ,clainns K instead of by hand as hitherto.

i'he are interchangeable by means of slot and stud connections L (Figs. 1, i, 7, and 8) socket and stud connections ll l (Fi 5, 6, 9, and 10), or otherwiseyand they be fitted with spring spreader fingers N to facilitate the opening wide of pockets and the like whilst being reversed and with adjustable gauges l) for regulating the depth of turirup of trousers and the like.

Each clamp l is detachably supported in a small fork which is pivotally mounted on the upper end of the rotatable upright shaft C. An oblique rising and falling movement is imparted to the jaws of the clamps during their rotation so as to permit of the clamps passing each other during such rotation. This oblique rising and fall ing movement is obtained by means of a cam and roller device, the roller Q; being carried by the clamp fork P, and the cam R being of an annular form and adjustably supported around a stationary ring S. Or the cam B; may be flat, one clamp passing the other at a different level.

Each clamp K is preferably fitted with a self-locking device at its heel end, this device comprising for example a weighted cam lever T pivoted on one side and engaging with a small roller '1" on the opposite side.

U is a table for supporting the work beneath the clamps K.

l he apparatus as previously stated is designed to effect mechanically the various turning, shapin stretching, and finishing operations appertaining to the production of garments. For example, in' turning-up trousers bottoms (Figs. 7 and 8) the trousers leg V, supported on the table U, is gripped at the bottom on opposite sides by the two clamps K (see Fig. 7), the gauges Q being first set to the required depth of turn-up, and the upright shafts C with the clamps K are then simultaneously rotated in opposite directions, until on completion of a semicircular movement the clamps K' occupy the position shown in Fig. 8, forming the turnup W at the bottom of the trousers leg V, which turn-up is pressed before opening the clamps, thereby dispensing with the necessity for basting. For turning-in coat sleeve linings (Figs. 9 and 10), the appropriate clamps K are substituted and the cloth of the sleeve X is pushed in folds into the bows of the clamps (see Fig. 9), the sleeve lining Y resting on the table U; the upright shafts C with the clamps K are then simultaneously rotated in opposite directions, until on completion of a semi-circular movement the clamps occupy the position shown in Fig.

10, with the sleeve lining turned in, and the sleeve bottom Z in position for pressing be fore opening the clamps. For turning-out coats (Figs. 11 and 12), the appropriate clamps K having forked and shaped ends 1 for the collar are substituted and the coat is pushed in folds on to the clamps, with the arms 2 of the clamps between the cloth and the lining (see Figpll) the clamps K are then rotated, until on reaching the position shown in Figure 12 the coat is turned out with the collar 3 in position for pressing be fore opening the clamps. In each of these cases the spreader lingers. N hold the cloth clear of the clamps K as they pass through the opening. F or shaping and stretching coats for pressing (Figs. 13 and l l),a shaped block at is substituted for the table U to support the garment 5, which is gripped by the clamps K in front at points corresponding to the lower limits of the lapels to be formed; the upright shafts C with the clamps K are then adjusted by means of the screw G to stretch the garment upon the block l, after which the lapels and collar are turned baclt against a loose gauge plate 6, in which position they held for pressing before opening the clamps.

I claim:

1. In a garment shaping and finishing machine, a pair of-adjustably spaced upright shafts provided at their upper ends with adjustable and detachable pairs of clamps formed with removable jaws, and means for rotating said shafts separately and simultaneously in a required direction.

2. In a garment shaping and finishing machine as claimed in claim 1, cam and roller mechanism for moving said clamps upwards.

MORRIS BREGMAN. 

